Why Justin Trudeau is already a failed PM

Whether you like Stephen Harper or not, one thing that we can agree on is that national unity concerns evaporated while he was in office.

For most of his time in office, Harper was popular in the West, divisive in much of Ontario, and unpopular in Quebec.

That was mirrored in the Conservatives electoral results between 2004 and 2015, with their support base always being in the West, combined with wins when they could increase their support in Ontario, and once in a while doing okay in Quebec when things aligned perfectly.

Yet, take note of what didn’t happen.

Even when Harper and the Conservatives were unpopular in Quebec, separatist sentiment didn’t rise.